STK1000, STK600 and EJC on the starting-blocks
Italy is again the most represented Country of the 12 in the series, with 9 riders out of the overall 26 entries.
Superstock 600
As several protagonists of the past season stepped up to Supersport class and numerous young talents from European Junior Cup (including 2012 Champion Lukas Wimmer) and national championships arrived, the European Superstock 600 Championship gets underway with a new mix of riders ready to fight over the 9 rounds in calendar.
MTM Racing Yamaha riders Gauthier Duwelz and Adrian Nestorovic are likely to play a major role this year, as well as Franco Morbidelli and Alessandro Nocco, selected by the Italian Federation (FMI) to race the Puccetti Racing ZX-6R. After the promotion of last year's winner Michael van der Mark, the EAB Ten Kate Junior Team confirmed Swiss Bastien Chesaux for another season.
The total of 31 riders representing 14 countries, gives an idea of the continuing appeal of the series.
European Junior Cup
For its third consecutive season, the European Junior Cup now goes under Honda's wing to provide its 34 entries from all over the world the brand new CBR500R. The new naming of the series "Pata European Junior Cup, powered by Honda" underlines the prestige and importance of the one-make entry-level championship designed for the young talents of motorcycle racing. This year's EJC will see the participation of two young female riders, respectively from France and Brasil.